It had taken me a long time to convince Mon-el that I was going to be okay, that nothing was going to happen to me, that it was something I needed to do alone, and both my parents and my sister were there, to support me if something happened, but still, I had repeatedly called Kara to make sure that what I was saying was true, for him to finally let me go.

When I arrived at the DEO I was received by my sister, who asked me again if I was prepared to face this, so I nodded convinced, wanting to change the topic of conversation, getting me to focus on explaining that Kal-el was not going to coming in the afternoon, but I was sure he had had an explanation for that.

"Aunt Lara," I ran to her the moment I identified her, looking at how she smiled at me as she watched me, hugging me against her for a few seconds.

"It makes me weird to think you were the oldest," she observed my sister and me. "But you don't know how glad I am that all worked out, Kaelah," she said, smiling at my father's presence.

"Can I take her a few minutes?" He asked, grabbing my arm, so I followed him, looking at him questioningly the moment he slowed down, waiting for him to explain what was going to happen. "I need you to act normally in front of your uncle, Can you do it? "he asked, but I did not nod, because I was not sure if I was going to be able to.

"He modified my DNA, how do you expect me to act normally?" I asked, starting to alter.

"Kaelah, hey, calm down" he grabbed my shoulders to keep me from getting more nervous. "He doesn't know that you know, please do not complicate things" he asked, making me look at him for a few seconds before nodding. "Thanks" he kissed my forehead

He led me to a separate room where Jor-el was talking to J'onn, and for a moment the idea of refusing to enter seemed to me the most reasonable, but I could not back down at the moment, so I only stopped at the door, ducking my head, trying to fake a smile. I felt my father's hand on my shoulder while whispering that everything was going to be okay, causing me to nod slightly before I decided to start with that performance, which was initiated the moment I opened the door and he turned to me.

"Kaelah ... look at you," he grabbed my hands as he watched me.

I allowed him to hug me, feeling the tears in my eyes, but I restrained myself, trying to keep myself relaxed, because too many feelings intermingled in me, especially that of betrayal. Ever since discussions with my father became daily, he became my greatest support, the only person who understood me, with whom I could speak without any fear, always wanting to listen to his advice, however, after learning that all of my powers in Krypton were his decision ... I felt betrayed.

I ducked my head the moment I pulled away from him, not wanting to meet his eyes, for I was sure I would not be able to do it without crying. I distanced myself from them when my cell phone rang, unable to avoid disturbing me by reading Mon-el's name on the screen.

"What's wrong?" I asked, feeling that I would not like the answer. "Mon-el ..." I called him worried, after realizing that he was breathing with agitation and seemed to be having a hard time talking.

"CDMUS" I heard him whisper, but I needed some other information. "Kaia have been kidnapped" he finally said, at which point I forget to breathe, then doing it with agitation.

"Get Kyron and come to the DEO," I asked, feeling tears welling up in my eyes.

When I finished the call I could not help covering my face with both hands and begin to cry, listening to the questions from everyone, but I did not have the strength to explain what Mon-el had just told me, allowing my father to hug me trying to calm me down as J'onn asked me questions to try to find out what was happening. Finally he got me to talk so that after doing so, I went in search of my sister, however, it was Alex whom I met or, rather, it was she who found me, but whatever it was, I hugged her between sobbing.

She tried to calm me down, but I could not stop crying, not even when my sister made a presence, which was starting to upset Alex, who was still guiding and controlling my breathing, seem, the fear that I might lose consciousness was present. They did everything possible for me not to go looking for Mon-el, to keep me lying on the stretcher, but I could not do it, so I ran to him, hugging him without giving him time to tell me anything.

"It's my fault," I heard him murmur, which made me part of him, grabbing his face. "Don't try to dissent me, Kaelah, I was there, I should have done something," he looked at me with glowing eyes.

"I'm sure you did what you could, Mon-el," I said trying for him not to blame himself but I did not get it, because he continued to say that it was his fault. "We have to find CADMUS, we have to focus in that, I will go looking for them, "I assured him, watching the fear on his face.

"What if I lose you too? Kaelah, you and I are not in a position to participate in this," he said, shaking my head, because I was going to participate in this and I would not care who decided to oppose.

They kept me apart from the investigation, they did it to avoid that I could join them to go, but the reality is that I just needed a data and it was my sister who, unconsciously, gave it to me, so without telling anyone anything, I left in search of my daughter, determined to fight for her in every possible way, because I was not going to return without her.

I was not surprised to find agents protecting their location, so I did not hesitate to face them, however, they managed to inject me a kryptonite dart, which destabilized me enough to fall to the ground. I felt them grab my arms to try to get up, but I could not get up, so they managed to drag me in, releasing me in one of the cells, where I was cowering on myself, thinking how I could get out of there, get to Kaia.

"Oh, Kryptogirl, I haven't heard from you in a while," Lillian Luthor said, getting me to look confused for a few seconds. "I think I know what you've come for, but in order to give it to you, you have to do some things for me" She said, to what I wanted to deny, but I could not, because it was the only thing I had to get her back.

I did not move when she opened the door, allowing her to approach me, feeling her hand on my chin to look at her, so I kept her glance, knowing that I was being an illusion, that this was CADMUS and it did not matter at all the dealings they made with me, since none of them was going to be real, none of them was going to give me back my daughter. However, at the moment it was all I had, the confidence that everything could turn out well, that at some point there would be an opportunity to escape.

I allowed them to grab me by the arms and again drag me to another room, although I could not help but debate the moment they caught me to lie on the stretcher and tie my wrists, but they finally got it.

"Just a couple of tests, then you'll be free," she said with a needle in her hands.

"Can I see her?" I questioned in a whisper, receiving a denial on her part. "What if I stay here voluntarily?" I watched her watching as she smiled at my proposal, but shook her head. "Are you going to kill me?" I asked directly, because after all this was CADMUS, whose main mission was to get rid of the aliens, so I would not be surprised if it was their purpose.

"It's not my intention at the moment," she said, forcing me to turn my head. "It'll be over soon," she whispered, injecting the needle, causing me to clench my fists hard at the pain, eventually ending up unconscious.

When I opened my eyes I was back in that cell, however, I could not help but turn my head to the one who was calling me, watching as my cousin struggled to break the door, which made me look at him for a few seconds before finally getting up, when he got it.

"Are you okay?" He asked, hugging me, making me nod. "Let's get out of here, okay?" He separated me from him, making me look at him, since there was only one name in my mind, I needed to find her, "Okay, she's safe, Kara was taking her to DEO." he grabbed my face, calming me at his response.

I advanced to his side, being aware that I had no powers, that I was completely vulnerable to any event, which was why I could barely defend myself against those who prevented us from leaving. I fell to the ground the moment a bullet struck my ankle, trying to get back on my feet, but I could not, because I fell again, so I could not deny the moment my cousin took me in his arms.

I closed my eyes with my head resting on his shoulder, trying to reassure me when we arrived at the DEO, because I did not want to face them all. However, I opened them the moment I felt myself being picked up by another person, Mon-el, who hugged me for a few seconds, but finally had to lay me down on the stretcher, but refusing to leave my side.

"Kaia ...?" I tried to ask as Alex tried to pull the bullet from my ankle.

"She's fine, they're running some test, it's all going to be okay, okay?" He kissed my forehead wanting to keep me as calm as possible, but I was not sure if that was possible.

"We have to clean your blood, that means you will not be able to move from here in a while, okay?" Alex said making me nod. "We'll have time to scold you," she said, making me laugh lightly.

I looked at Mon-el knowing that he was angry with me for leaving without saying, but he seemed to not want to say anything, since at the moment he was much more worried about everything ending well, than for scolding me, so he just looked at me and caressed my hair

However, I did not hesitate to shrink myself over when a sharp pain covered my abdomen, listening to Mon-el's voice asking me questions with concern, but I ended up getting up at the same time the first tears would have passed, feeling like the oppression in my chest was present without letting me breathe.

"What is it?" Alex asked, entering the room again. "Kaelah, can you breathe with me?" She asked, placing her hands on my shoulders so I tried to follow her breathing, I really tried.

Thank you for reading,

Ayrin